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Report: Former Pence Chief Of Staff Marc Short Is Cooperating With Jan. 6 Committee

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Marc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, is reportedly cooperating with the Jan. 6 select committee, according to <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/06/politics/marc-short-pence-aide-january-6-committee/index.html”>CNN</a> on Monday. Talking Points Memo

GOP Sen Suggests Abortion Laws Should Be ‘Turned Back To States’ As Roe Comes Under Threat

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Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) on Sunday suggested that abortion laws should be left to states to decide, days after conservatives on the Supreme Court demonstrated a<a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme-court-abortion-roe-mississippi-conservatives?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=Weekender-26&utm_medium=email”> lack of pretense</a> as they questioned Roe v. Wade’s constitutional legitimacy during a hearing on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. Talking Points Memo

Trump Ally David Perdue Will Challenge Kemp For GOP Nod In Georgia Governor’s Race

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Former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) is set to announce his bid challenging Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) this week, marking a GOP primary clash in the battleground state amid former President Trump’s revenge tour against Kemp. Talking Points Memo

As Lockout Begins, Baseball’s Hall of Fame Blacklists Curt Flood—Again

December 5, 2021 Begins, lockout, Hall, Curt, Baseball’s, Fame, Blacklists, Flood—Again0 comment

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. On Thursday morning, Major League Baseball (MLB)’s owners locked out its players, sending the sport into its first work stoppage since 1994. The owners and the players union were at a bargaining impasse over how to share baseball’s growing revenues and profits. In the five years since the last collective bargaining agreement was signed,  players have received a declining proportion of their teams’ revenues, which come not only from ticket sales but also from local…

Wisconsin Republicans’ Election Investigator Threatens To Jail Mayors Of Green Bay, Madison

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An attorney leading an investigation of the 2020 elections for Wisconsin’s legislative Republicans has threatened to jail the mayors of Wisconsin’s second- and third-largest cities if they don’t meet his demands. The mayors, for their part, say the attorney is wildly distorting reality, and that their attempts to reach him have gone unanswered. Talking Points Memo

Jan. 6 Committee: Meadows’ Book May Undermine His Executive Privilege Claims

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Jan. 6 committee members on Thursday told <a href=”https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/02/meadows-book-executive-privilege-jan-6-523687″>Politico</a> that former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows may have poked holes in his argument for withholding his contacts with former President Trump on the day of the deadly Capitol insurrection by revealing selected details in his book set to be released next week. Talking Points Memo